Including the closely related term air pollution.
… the atmosphere and play an important role in supporting biodiversity and improving air quality. Our main priority is to enhance the natural environment and ensure the city is resilient to climate change impacts Some of our main actions are: maintain, plant, and protect our trees to support a long-term increase in tree canopy cover, targeting a 10% increase of existing cover by 2050, in line with Greater…
…. Our commitment to becoming carbon neutral Our Climate Action Plan Home Tackling climate change in Westminster Climate action plan Tackling climate change in Westminster Climate Action Plan Climate emergency FAQs Our Climate Emergency Action Plan Westminster has some of the highest carbon emissions and worst air pollution…
… travel and transport Image Over 250,000 tonnes of carbon are produced by transport in Westminster – around 12% of the city’s total emissions. On-road transport is the largest source, as well as presenting significant health risks as a major contributor to local air pollution. Reducing motor traffic provides an opportunity for both environmental and health benefits. Our…
… main priority is to cut transport-based sources of emissions and air pollution Some of our main actions are: deliver a rolling programme of cycling improvements across the city to improve and connect to the London-wide Cycleways network, including 23km of new additional cycle lanes between 2024-26 by 2022, expand the roll-out of EV charging infrastructure to 1,500 charge points in total across…
… policies on connected areas, including: Air Quality: see our Air Quality Action Plan Environmental Policy: See our City Plan, Environmental Supplementary Planning Document and Code of Construction Practice Freight & Delivery Traffic Reduction: See our Freight, Servicing and Delivery Strategy 2021-2040 Biodiversity: See A Partnership Approach to Open Spaces and Biodiversity…